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Filed May l. 1933 Rober@ 0. @P071 Patented Sept. 25, 1934 UNITED :STATESPATIENT OFFICE l Robert C. Groh, StbPaul, Minn., assigner to Walter H.Deubener, St. Paul, Minn.

Application YMay 1,1933, ySeriatllNo. 668,803 y5( claims.A (C1. 229-54)The present invention relates to a shopping bag, or folding basket. Y

An object of the present invention is to make an improved and simplifiedshopping bag. In order to attain this object, there is provided, invaccordance with one feature of the invention, a shopping bag formed of asingle pieceyof paper folded to form a basket, and having corner foldedportions aligned with the upper edge of aside thereof, a flap beingprovided on the'upper edge of the side wall to overlap said foldedcorner portions, and perforations through 'said -corner portions andthrough said side wall and flap, a looped cord being passed throughsaidperfora l5 tions to anchor the parts in position and to form a carryinghandle. v

, These and other features of the-invention will be more fully broughtout in the following de,- scription and the accompanying drawing,

wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a shoppin bag embodying the presentinvention, the bag being shown in open, upright position. Y

Figure 2 is a View, also in perspective, o f the bag as it appears whenfoldedfonshipment, or

when not in use. v

Figure 3 is a plan view of half ,of a blank of.

paper having the edge portions cut and folded for assembly, and thepaper, scored along the lines of fold; and 'Y Figure 4 is a sectionalviewon the line 4-4 of Figure 1, a portion of the card handle being.

shown in dotted lines.

Referring to the drawing in detail,v a blank 1, ofv paper, has the edgeportions thereof notchedl asy at 2 to the depth of the desired hem .3,the hem.

being folded inwardly on all. four edges kof `the blank. The paper is`then scored` along the dotted` lines, as illustrated in Figure 3, so astcifacilitatevA folding the bag into its nished'shape. A strip 5, ofcardboard, is inserted under each of the herns on the side walls 4 ofthe blank, and perforations 6, '7, and 8 are made through the superposedportions 4, 3, and 5. Similar perforations 9, 10, and 11, and 12, 13,and 14 are made in each corner of the blank 1, as illustrated in Figure3. Each of the corner portions, as between the dotted lines 15 and 16,is then folded inwardly, with a reverse fold 17 diagonally of the cornerportions between the dotted lines 15 and 16. These corner portions arefolded inwardly along the inside of the side wall 4, which brings edges18 and 19 of these corner portions in alinement with the edge portions20 of the side walls h 4. These corner portions are then insertedbeneath the flaps 3, .whichareagain folded. down over the upper edgesofthe corner-portions, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, bringing. theopenings 9, 10,.and l1 and l2, 13,7,.and 14 into registry with theopenings 6, 7, and 8, respectively, through the flaps 3, the Acardboardstrips 5, and the side wallsfl.- l x One .end of a handle cord 21 isthen inserted from the outer side of the bag through the upper,

aligned perforationswhich are aligned with the` perforations 6. The endof vthe cordis` projected into the interior of Athe bag, as at 22, adistance suicient to provide jenough cord totiethe knot illustratedA inFigure- 4,Y and isthen passed outwardly through;the centralggroup vofopenings,

aligned withthe opening 7, asv at 23, and is thenA passed inwardlythrough the lower group of openings, aligned withthe opening 8,',as at24. v The card is then :looped upwardly, asat 25, and the end thereof ispassed beneath the loop 26 in the interior of the bag, and theend2f1isthen passed beneath the looped portion 25,. completing the knot.procedurev is `repeated with theother, or free end of the cord, to formthe handles 21,. A pull on the handle 2l tends to bind the loop portion26 against the portion 25, where it passes beneaththe loop 26, and also,in case of any slippage of the. cord abovethis point, the loop y25 bindsVon the end portion 27 of the cord, giving a double grip on the cord,which, in combination with the sharp angles as the v card passes backVand forththrough the side Walls, positively anchors the cord againstslippage; a bag of this character, vof comparatively heavy paperLwithflberv cord handles, having sustained a load within the bag of overfifty pounds. The carrying capace. ity,of course, varies with thevweightof. paperv used.

',Theknots of the handles, in addition to provid; ing va. carryingsupport for the bag, anchor the' corner members in position and transmita part of the carrying stress down along the diagonal fold 17 to thecorners of the bag, which materially strengthens the bag at thesepoints, and also secure the entire structure in properly folded positionwithout the necessity for the use of glue or extraneous fastening means.

The end portion of the bag is folded inwardly along the lines 28, 29,and 30, as in common paper bag construction, and the bottom is capableof being folded inwardy, as at 31, see Figure 2, which feature is alsowell known to the art.

The bag is simple in construction and easy to manufacture, and lendsitself readily to either The cord is `then looped over andthe hand ormachine construction There are no glued seams in the entire constructionof the bag, which avoids the possibility of the bag opening up andspilling its contents, if carrying parcels therein on a damp or rainyday, and, furthermore, the bag is absolutely tight, since the edges ofthe inwardly folded corner portions are ush with the top of the bag, sothat if the bag were constructed of water vproof material, it would beabsolutely water tight. This is a distinct advantage in case the bag isdesired to carry bulk granular or powdered material.

The handles are easily applied and holdthe` entire bag in foldedposition. At the same time,

as previously brought out, the fastening of the handles to the inwardlybent corner, portions, transmits the strain down to the corners of thebag and makes an extremely strong construction.`

The fact that the handles hold the entire bag' in assembled position,greatly simplifies the shipment. of large orders, since the sheets forforming the bag can be shipped scored and henimed, as shown `in Figure3, with the. perforations punched therein, and the bags can be readilyassembled with the handles at the point of shipment, the handles and.reinforcing cardboard strips 5 being shipped separately. This is a verymaterial factor in paper bag manufacture, since the bulk of foldedshopping bags is considerably greater than the bulk of the paper blankswhen shipped in this manner.

The inward folding of the corner portions of the blank provides smoothexterior side portions of the bag.A The overlapping of the upper edgesof these inwardly folded corner portions, with the hems ofthe sidewalls,together with the novel and effective handle arrangement, which carriesa portion of the load stress down to the bag corners, provide a novelandfserviceable shopping bag.

It is understood that the broadidea of folding a blank of paper in thegeneral manner set forth herein to provide a receptacle is not new,since the same general manner of folding Ahas been long applied to themaking of cartons for bulk iee cream.

I clairm- 1. A shopping'bag formed Iof a rectangular blank of sheetmaterial, each ofthe corners thereof being folded inwardly to formareceptacle with side and end Walls, said folded 'corners having theupper edges thereof adjacent the upper edgesv of said side walls, a hemcarried `by each of said side walls, said hem' being folded inwardly tooverlie the upper edges of said folded corner portions, and a loopedrcarryingY handle penetrating each of said sidev Walls, said hem, andsaid folded corner portions to secure said handle to said bag and totransmit a portiony of portions.

2. A shopping bag having a reinforced' upper" edge portion, two sets ofvertically aligned openings, consisting of three each, through saidreinforced upper edge portion on each side of said bag, a loopedcarrying handle formed of cord. and secured to said bag by passing anend thereof through each of the upper of said sets of open-- ings,thence back through the second set of said openings, thence back againthrough the third set of said openings, the end of said cord beingcarried up and passed beneath said cord between `the upper and center ofsaid openings, and again beneath said cord between the second and lowestof'said openings to secure said handle to said bag.l I

3. A shopping bag formed of a rectangular blank of sheet material, eachof the corners thereof'being `folded inwardly to form a receptacle withsidev and end walls, said folded corners having the upper edges thereofadjacent the upper edgesof said sidewalls, ahem carried Yby each of saidside walls, said hem being folded inwardly to overlie the upper edges ofsaidy corner portions, a cardboard reinforcing member positioned beneathsaid hernon each side Wall to extend'laiterally over a portion of saidfolded corner portions,- and a looped carrying handle penetrating eachof said side walls, said hem, said corner portions, andl saidreinforcing memberf to secure said' handle tosaid bag and to transmit aportion of ythe weight thereof from said handle to said corner portionsand to said reinforcing member.

41. A- shopping bag formed of a rectangular blank of sheetfmaterialhaving-a notch ineach of the corners thereof, and at each end fof theside walls thereof, a hem folded inwardly around theI margin of saidblank to the depth of said notches, each of the corners of said blankbeing folded: inwardly to-forrn a receptacle with side 4and end walls,said folded corners having the upper edges thereof adjacent the upperedges of said side -walls and beneath the herns of said side walls, anda looped carrying handle penetrating each of vsaid side walls,` saidheins, and said foldedcorner-portions to secure said handle to said bagand to transmit aportion ofY the weig-htv thereof from said handle tosaid corner portions: l l

v5. A shoppingbag-'formed of arectangular blank of sheet material, eachof the corners thereofbeing foldedinwardly to form areceptacle Withsideand end" walls, ahem carried by each of said side walls, saidhembeingfolded inwardly to overli'e-the upper edges of said foldedcorner portions, a-nd` a looped carrying handle penethereof fromsaidhandle-to said corner portions.

ROBERT o.- GROH.

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